Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-05-29
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There . mas with q history" said
an asquaiGtaree 20 > FepcFtsg yesiesday
afteFnoon.
The man referred to vas sitting IN
beer hall, WITH several eelReBi9l co@-
Faaions, aroana table, on whisa stood
mugs OF beer. paafe Of caviar s2sd-
viehes. pos o. mustard. etc.
II know hIm well. / viii intEodoes
yoa." and the reporter was istroanesd
20 Mr. l. dinski, T, le. and TO bis sem
psnlons, thFea kussiaus. Ladinski
and his companions sSencd TO be On tie
best Of terms. They we're speaking
FRESH when the reporter jsined tksm,
bat Immediately cssngsd 20 English,
xhish ali spoke nuently, Ladinski not
having the slightest foreign seeent.
la tie coarse Of the c nszrzation that
ensaed Mr.. Ladirski good hnmosedly
answered irtefToe6tioDss and 10 mod
est way recounted his adventures
which 10 q narrative form are about rs
foli5ws:
J hn, Count Ladinski. vas born In
Warssw. Poland. in 1850. Wnen SIX
years old be saw bis mother knoased for
rsfosinR TO tell her h1sbsad's where
aboutz. Six months after thai bis father
vas captured and skos By order OF the
CZ1r. Shortly af .eE that bis mother
disappeared, and 10 this day be does
not kncB what became Of her. When
about seven years of age be found him
self homeless and psBnilese. He was
picked 40, half starved, % the street
By kind hearted Jew merchant WHO
adopted and took kin TO Sc. Petersburg.
He remsined With bis adopted father
ssven years. and vas given q good edn-
cation. the merchant employed a tutor
for him and his tSo sans.
L8dlnskl was walking along q quiet
street one night in st. Z, tersbuFg when
about fifteen years old, and came sud
denly upon two Russian soldiers WHO
we're beating q Polish Jew peddler be-
cause he FefRsed TO give them money.
Tbs boy became enTseeo at the sight,
and demanded that they should quit.
Tie soldiers let the peddler alone, bus
ssizs1 she boy. aBd we're hustling him
OF TO prison when be drew 3 knife, kill
ed one of them and dangerously vouad
ed the other.
Realz ng what be had ione, yoaue
Ladinski stOEed away on an Eaglisb
vessel aud was fortunate enough 20 es-
cape the country. Toe captain Of the
vessel took liking ts the ov, and
landed kim in L0ndoa With IS note
and new suit OF clothes. IL. man
aged TO open communication with bis
foster father; Who seat a sum of mon
ey to q friend of bis 10 be used for La.
dInski, who remained 10 London for
about year. Bang discovered, how
sveF. by one of the secret seFvi9e agents
Of Russia. be was Obliged to fee EnR
land, and went to Rio Janeiro. IN south
America. He secured a position as tu
tor in the family Of rich Brazilian,
aud remained there for three years.
His benefaeter took q strong liking to
tee young man, and secured him CON-
mission 10 the Brazilian navy.
The man of-war on which be Vas,
went on a cruise to Europe. LadIBski
and several of his Brother ofiserS vent
ashore one night at Naples TO attend a
masked ball. He Became separated
from his companions, ana started alone
for the boat, and while on his way WAS
knocked down, bound and gagged, end
buried aboard a Russian vessel which
was in the bay. He was PLACID in irons
and kept in prison until ~. Petersburg
was reached. There he was turned
OVER to tbs authorities.
After having spent SIX months in
dungeon, without hesripg anything from
the outside world. Mr.. Lsdinski was
taken before a tribunal, tried for the
murder OF the soldier, and sentenced to
Siberia for life. He made the jDnruev
TO the mines on foot, with numher of
political prisoners, and remained in the
mines for five years.
Mr.. Ladinski seemed aveTse 10 speak
irR about the hardships he underwent
while there, bat said that sc the end OF